Family planning, healthier economies
Countries like South Korea and Thailand have seen similar demographic formulas work to their advantage in recent decades: falling fertility rates lead to burgeoning adult working populations lead to...
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Countries like South Korea and Thailand have seen similar demographic formulas work to their advantage in recent decades: falling fertility rates lead to burgeoning adult working populations lead to...
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Bank Annual Meetings put spotlight on gender, jobs
The World Bank- IMF Annual Meetings wrapped Sunday, following the release of a Development Committee communiqué that endorsed the Bank’s emphasis on jobs and growth, gender equality, and recent reforms...
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Closing the gap on safety nets, health and nutrition
At the 2012 World Bank Spring Meetings this weekend, government ministers, civil society representatives, policymakers and journalists are talking about how to “Close the Gap” for global...
View ArticleFinancial Crises: How Can We Help Children and Youth Thrive in Hard Times?
Since the global financial crisis hit in 2008, many families find themselves struggling to protect children and adolescents from the stress that accompanies loss of parental employment or reduced...
View ArticleAIDS in 2012: "We can finish the job"
Speaking ahead of the XIX International AIDS Conference, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim says that ending AIDS—an idea that seemed inconceivable only a few years ago—is within our reach thanks...
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Child mortality declines sharply across regions
New child mortality estimates show that substantial progress has been made towards achieving Millennium Development Goal 4. The estimates were released today by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child...
View ArticleUniversal Health Coverage: A Conversation
On Feb. 18-19, 2013, the World Bank and World Health Organization held a joint meeting in Geneva to explore ways that countries are progressing toward universal health coverage. Just prior to the...
View ArticleUniversal Health Coverage: Global Voices
Universal Health Coverage: Global Voices In advance of World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim’s speech on Poverty, Health and the Human Future at the World Health Assembly today, we asked citizens of...
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Mapping the Burden of Disease: Trends in Six Regions
Earlier this week, the World Bank health team joined the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) to launch six reports that provide a rich collection of data detailing the health landscape...
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World Bank, WHO Announce New Targets for Universal Health Coverage
On December 6, 2013, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim spoke at a joint Government of Japan-World Bank Conference on Universal Health Coverage in Tokyo. In his remarks, he announced that the...
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Kim Speaks on Thailand’s Path Toward Universal Health Coverage
On Jan. 29, 2014, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim spoke about Thailand’s effort to achieve universal health coverage at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference in Bangkok. In just one year, the...
View ArticleGlobal Health Weekly Links: March 7, 2014
This week, we're introducing a new series – Global Health Weekly Links—to be posted on our blog and on Storify. Each Friday, we’ll share a selection of global health Tweets, infographics, stories,...
View ArticleGlobal Health Weekly Links: March 14, 2014
This week, we continue our series – Global Health Weekly Links — including a tweeted suggestion sent to us from @MSHHealthImpact. Each Friday, we share a selection of global health Tweets,...
View ArticleGlobal Health Weekly Links: March 21, 2014
Our Global Health Links this week highlight content for World Water Day (Mar 22) and World Tuberculosis Day (Mar 24). Each Friday, we share a selection of global health Tweets, infographics, stories,...
View ArticleGlobal Health Weekly Links: March 28, 2014
This week, our Global Health Weekly Links features World TB Day and the end of polio in India. Each Friday, we share a selection of global health Tweets, infographics, stories, blog posts, videos and...
View ArticleGlobal Health Weekly Links: April 4, 2014
In this week's edition, we lead with a new World Bank report on the impact of road accidents worldwide. Each Friday, we share a selection of global health Tweets, infographics, blog posts, videos and...
View ArticleGlobal Health Weekly Links: April 18, 2014
This week, we recap the World Bank’s Spring Meetings event, “Toward Universal Health Coverage by 2030.” Each Friday, we share a selection of global health Tweets, infographics, blog posts, videos and...
View ArticleGlobal Health Weekly Links: April 25, 2014
In this week's edition, we lead with World Malaria Day. Each Friday, we share a selection of global health Tweets, infographics, blog posts, videos and other content of note. For more, follow us...
View ArticleGlobal Health Weekly Links: May 2, 2014
This week, more on the global movement toward universal health coverage. Each Friday, we share a selection of global health Tweets, infographics, blog posts, videos and other content of note. For...
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